Full-day nursery in Nunhead, Southwark
Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye
34 Waveney Avenue, London, SE15 3UE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Southwark that publish fees charge £72.50–£110 a day for under-2s (11 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
34 Waveney Avenue, London, SE15 3UE · More nurseries in SE15
Stations
- Nunhead12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Peckham Rye19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Queens Road Peckham22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Rye Hill Park, Solomon's Passage and Harris Girls' Academy.
Parks and playgrounds
- Peckham Rye Common3 min walk
- Peckham Rye Park5 min walk
- Nunhead Green7 min walk
- Dr Harold Moody Park11 min walk
- Piermont Green11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Southwark there are about 3.1 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye is a full-day nursery at 34 Waveney Avenue, London, SE15 3UE, in Nunhead, Southwark. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Purple Jay Ltd.
Run by Purple Jay Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Jay Nursery Peckham RyeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Horizons Peckham Rye Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Sparkling Minds Nursery & Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 0 mo | under 0.1 miles |
| Rye Garden Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Goslings Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | £89 | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Banana Moon Nunhead 2Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| My Favourite NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Nunhead11
- All nurseries in Southwark105
- All nurseries in SE1529
- Nurseries near Nunhead station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rye Oak Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Bellenden Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Hollydale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Ivydale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- The Belham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Chelwood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Turnham Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye Good at its inspection on 27 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye take?
Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye?
Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye is run by Purple Jay Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Purple Jay Nursery Peckham Rye?
Nunhead is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY440780 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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